Male nurse charged with raping teen

Friday

Jun 13, 2014 at 6:00 AM

By Kim Ring TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

EAST BROOKFIELD — A 44-year-old East Brookfield nurse is being held in lieu of $5,000 bail after he was charged with raping a girl over a four-year span from the time she was 13 until May of this year.

Donald F. Novia of 238 E. Main St., East Brookfield, was arraigned Wednesday in Western Worcester District Court on charges of rape and statutory aggravated rape of a child. He was ordered to be outfitted with an electronic monitoring system if he is released and to stay away from and have no contact with the girl, with whom he is acquainted.

The girl told police that Mr. Novia had touched her inappropriately the first time when she was 13 and he followed her into a bathroom at a residence and raped her. More recently, she said, Mr. Novia was driving her to a friend's house when he pulled over in a wooded area, "pushed her down in the dirt and raped her," a police report says.

The incidents were brought to the attention of police by a worker from the state Department of Children and Families, according to court documents.

State records show Mr. Novia is a registered nurse. His Facebook page indicates he works for a visiting nurse service.